Joseph Kuhn-Régnier, born Joseph Louis Wilfrid Kuhn-Regnier (10 December 1873 - 1940), was a French illustrator who worked in Paris. His work is recognizable by his characters inspired by Greek and classical art. He contributed full-page colored illustrations and advertisements to society magazines between 1911 and 1934 such as
La Vie Parisienne, Fantasio, and Le Sourire. In 1934 he created colored illustrations for four volume collection The Works of
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Kos (; grc-gre, Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; ), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of ...
, published by Javal & Bourdeaux in Paris. He also created illustrations for the erotic work
The Songs of Bilitis
''The Songs of Bilitis'' (; french: Les Chansons de Bilitis) is a collection of erotic, essentially lesbian, poetry by Pierre Louÿs published in Paris in 1894. Since Louÿs claimed that he had translated the original poetry from Ancient Greek, t ...
in the 1930s.
1873 births
1940 deaths
French illustrators
French erotic artists
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